2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League

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Malaysia Premier Futsal League
Season2023
Dates
  • 18 February – 7 May
    (group stage)
  • 8 July – 14 August
    (knockout stage)
ChampionsPahang Rangers (1st title)
Matches played98
Goals scored703 (7.17 per match)
Top goalscorerAli Ebrahimi
(22 goals)
Biggest home win Johor Darul Ta'zim
12–1
Kuala Lumpur
(29 April 2023)
Biggest away win Kuala Lumpur
1–13
Selangor MAC
(13 May 2023)
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 14 August 2023.

2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League was the 3rd completed season of the Malaysia Premier Futsal League, and the 13th season of Malaysian futsal league overall.

Contents

Selangor MAC are the two-time defending champions, having won both the 2019 and 2022 season. [1]

Teams

Fourteen teams are competing in the league – the eleven teams from the previous season and the three new teams. The three new teams are Johor Darul Ta'zim, Sabah and PFA Odin Sarawak. [2]

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadium
ATM Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Johor Darul Ta'zim Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium
Kedah Alor Setar Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium
KL City Kuala Lumpur ISN Raja Muda Sport Complex
KPT–PST Mustangs Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Kuala Lumpur Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Pahang Rangers Kuantan Sukpa Indoor Stadium
PFA Odin Sarawak Kuching Unity Stadium
Penang Balik Pulau Balik Pulau Sport Complex
Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah Foundation Futsal Court
Selangor MAC Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Selangor TOT United Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Shah Alam City Shah Alam Panasonic Sport Complex
Terengganu Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu State Stadium

Personnel

TeamHead coachCaptain
ATM Flag of Malaysia.svg Izmir Firdaus Zainal Ariff Flag of Malaysia.svg Shamsuri Saleh
Johor Darul Ta'zim Flag of Spain.svg Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia Flag of Malaysia.svg Azrul Hadee Taufiq
Kedah Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Rasidi Hashim Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahmi Abdullah Sani
KL City Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Rais Mohammad Flag of Malaysia.svg Muzhaffar Tahar
KPT–PST Mustangs Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Suratman Adnan Flag of Malaysia.svg Alif Haiqal
Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg Arasan Joseph Flag of Malaysia.svg Fadzil Karnim
Pahang Rangers Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Casas Ullastre Flag of Malaysia.svg Akmarul Nizam
PFA Odin Sarawak Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Faizal Zamri Flag of Malaysia.svg Faezwan Ahmad
Pulau Pinang Flag of Malaysia.svg Hasnizal Hashim Flag of Malaysia.svg Syahman Idris
Sabah Flag of Malaysia.svg Sjaifudin Abdul Wahid Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Iftitah Ahmad
Selangor MAC Flag of Brazil.svg Edgar Eder Baldasso Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Fariq
Selangor TOT United Flag of Thailand.svg Patt Sriwijit Flag of Malaysia.svg Yazid Kamaruzuan
Shah Alam City Flag of Malaysia.svg Fitri Yatim Flag of Malaysia.svg Aizat Borhanudin
Terengganu Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Rozairi Ahmad Flag of Malaysia.svg Tengku Azraf Fahimi

Foreign players

TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
ATM
Johor Darul Ta'zim Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Cesar Flag of Iran.svg Abdolrahman Sarani Flag of Thailand.svg Tanatul Thadavirot
Kedah
KL City Flag of Indonesia.svg Anzar Flag of Brunei.svg Nasy'rul Wafiy Hassan
KPT–PST Mustangs Flag of Indonesia.svg Kennet Erickson
Kuala Lumpur
Pahang Rangers Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Gonzalez Flag of Iran.svg Amin Nasrollah Zadeh Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Jamur
PFA Odin Sarawak
Pulau Pinang Flag of Iran.svg Saman Dashan Flag of Indonesia.svg Iqbal Pasaribu
Sabah
Selangor MAC Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Silva Flag of Iran.svg Ali Ebrahimi
Selangor TOT United Flag of Brazil.svg Helio Neto Flag of Thailand.svg Phukan Dongdang
Shah Alam City Flag of Brazil.svg Well Pereira Flag of Thailand.svg Faris Thaiya
Terengganu Flag of Indonesia.svg Andika Ricky Santoso

Format

The 2023 Malaysia Premier Futsal League season for the men's category will start on Saturday, 18 February 2023 with the participation of 14 teams divided into two groups according to zones. Group A consists of ATM, Kedah, KPT-PST Mustangs, Pahang Rangers, Penang, Sabah and Terengganu. While Group B features Johor Darul Ta'zim, KL City, Kuala Lumpur, PFA Odin Sarawak, Selangor MAC, Selangor TOT United and Shah Alam City. The competition is conducted in a two-round league format (home & away) at the team's chosen venue where each team will play 12 games. The top four teams of Group A and B will then advance to the knockout round which is the Quarter-Finals in one round (the venue of the match will be drawn) and the Semi-Finals and Finals reciprocally at the venue of the team's choice. [3]

Group stage

Table

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pahang Rangers F.C. 1211107018+5234Qualification to the Knockout stage,AFF Futsal Club Championship&Malaysia Futsal Cup
2 Pulau Pinang 129124826+2228Qualification to the Knockout stage & Malaysia Futsal Cup
3 Terengganu 128135438+1625
4 Sabah 1240840521212Advance to Knockout stage
5 ATM 1231827643710Relegation to 2024 MPFL Division 2
6KPT–PST Mustangs122192145247Withdrawn Next Season
7 Kedah 121383148176Relegation to 2024 MPFL Division 2
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1210117021+4931Qualification to the Knockout stage & Malaysia Futsal Cup
2 Selangor MAC 1210116324+3931
3 Selangor TOT United 127055733+2421
4 Shah Alam City 126064343018
5 KL City 125163542716Qualification to the Malaysia Futsal Cup
6PFA Odin Sarawak121292867395Relegation to 2024 MPFL Division 2
7 Kuala Lumpur 1201111682661
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results

Group A

Home \ Away ATM KED MUS PAH PUL TER SAB
ATM 2–10–31–61–100–129–5
Kedah 3–34–22–53–45–62–4
KPT–PST Mustangs3–31–71–23–72–1
Pahang Rangers 7–28–28–13–16–09–1
Pulau Pinang 4–25–24–12–24–24–2
Terengganu 4–31–13–02–55–26–4
Sabah 6–05–32–13–42–65–6
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Home \ Away JDT KLC KLU POS SEL SAC TOT
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–012–18–31–14–15–4
KL City2–43–05–00–55–44–3
Kuala Lumpur 2–102–43–61–131–52–10
PFA Odin Sarawak1–112–22–25–63–42–7
Selangor MAC 1–46–37–05–14–23–1
Shah Alam City 2–88–56–14–12–64–2
Selangor TOT United 3–16–24–110–24–63–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

Group A

Team ╲ Round123456789101112
ATM LLLLLDLLLWWW
Kedah DLLDLDLLLWLL
KPT–PST MustangsLLLDWLLWLLLL
Pahang RangersWWWWWDWWWWWW
Pulau Pinang WWWLDWWWWLWW
Sabah LWWWLLLWLLLL
Terengganu DWWLWWWLLWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/

Group B

Team ╲ Round123456789101112
Johor Darul Ta'zim WLWWWWWWDWWW
KL CityLWLWWLLLDWLW
Kuala Lumpur LLLLLLLDLLLL
PFA Odin SarawakLWLLLLDDLLLL
Selangor MAC WWWLWWWWDWWW
Shah Alam City WLWLWWLLLWWL
Selangor TOT UnitedWLWLLWWLWLWW
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2023. Source: https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1A Pahang Rangers 6 3 9
4B Shah Alam City 1 1 2
Pahang Rangers 4 3 7
Selangor MAC 3 3 6
3A Terengganu 1 1 2
2B Selangor MAC 4 5 9
Pahang Rangers 7 2 9
Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 3 6
2A Pulau Pinang 1 1 2
3B Selangor TOT United 2 2 4
Selangor TOT United 5 3 8
Johor Darul Ta'zim 7 8 15
4A Sabah 0 0 0
1B Johor Darul Ta'zim 12 9 21

Quarter-finals

The first legs will be played on 8 July 2023 and the second legs will be played on 15 July 2023.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pahang Rangers 9–2Shah Alam City6–13–1
Terengganu 2–9 Selangor MAC 1–41–5
Pulau Pinang 2–4 Selangor TOT United 1–21–2
Sabah 0–21 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–120–9

Semi-finals

The first legs will be played on 22 July 2023 and the second legs will be played on 29 July 2023.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pahang Rangers 7–6 Selangor MAC 4–33–3
Selangor TOT United8–15 Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–73–8

Final

The first legs will be played on 5 August 2023 and the second legs will be played on 14 August 2023.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pahang Rangers 9–6 Johor Darul Ta'zim 7–32–3

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Iran.svg Ali EbrahimiSelangor MAC22
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ekmal ShahrinJohor Darul Ta'zim18
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Abu Haniffa Hasan Johor Darul Ta'zim16
Flag of Malaysia.svg Awalluddin Mat NawiJohor Darul Ta'zim
Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Jamur Pahang Rangers
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Well Pereira Shah Alam City15
7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Azri RahmanJohor Darul Ta'zim14
Flag of Malaysia.svg Harith Na'im NasirPahang Rangers
9 Flag of Malaysia.svg Aidil ShahrilSelangor MAC13
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yazid KamaruzuanSelangor TOT United

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Iran.svg Amin Nasrollah ZadehPahang RangersSabah9–1 (H) [4] 18 February 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Ridzwan Bakri
Flag of Malaysia.svg Abu Haniffa Hasan Johor Darul Ta'zimShah Alam City8–2 (A) [5] 26 February 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Azri Rahman
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fitrah MohamadTerengganuATM12–0 (A) [6]
Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Vasconcelos SilvaSelangor MACKL City6–3 (H) [7] 4 March 2023
Flag of Brazil.svg Well Pereira Shah Alam CitySelangor TOT United4–2 (H) [8] 12 March 2023
Flag of Brazil.svg Helio NetoSelangor TOT UnitedPFA Odin Sarawak10–2 (A) [9] 7 May 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Hazizi Mansor
Flag of Iran.svg Ali EbrahimiSelangor MACKuala Lumpur13–1 (A) [10] 13 May 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Aidil Shahril
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yazid KamaruzuanSelangor TOT UnitedJohor Darul Ta'zim4–5 (A) [11] 20 May 2023
Flag of Iran.svg Saman DashanPulau PinangATM10–1 (A) [12] 21 May 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Awalluddin Mat NawiJohor Darul Ta'zimSabah12–0 (A) [13] 8 July 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ekmal Shahrin4
Flag of Iran.svg Ali EbrahimiSelangor MACTerengganu5–1 (H) [14] 15 July 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Azri RahmanJohor Darul Ta'zimSabah9–0 (H) [15] 15 July 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Yazid KamaruzuanSelangor TOT UnitedJohor Darul Ta'zim5–7 (H) [16] 24 July 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Abu Haniffa Hasan Johor Darul Ta'zimSelangor TOT United8–3 (H) [17] 30 July 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg Harith Na'im Nasir4Pahang RangersJohor Darul Ta'zim7–3 (H) [18] 5 August 2023

4 Player scored four goals

Awards

AwardWinnerClub
MPFL Most Valuable Player Flag of Malaysia.svg Harith Na'im NasirPahang Rangers
MPFL Best Goalkeeper Flag of Malaysia.svg Zainulzahin Sinuan
MPFL Top Scorer Flag of Iran.svg Ali EbrahimiSelangor MAC

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